Well to help answer the question you have to know:
What is the 8th amendment?
It is: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
So the boys counsel could argue that the sentence is cruel and unusual for a 12 year old boy. He is also only a 12 year old boy and is not a legal adult so he should not be punished as an adult would be.
Those were just some ideas to incorporate in your sentence that would help with a fair trial :)
I hope this helped you and if it did please give brainliest<em> </em>
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A. Increased spending on the military. Republicans support tax breaks for the rich, want small government, and think minimum wage is ridiculous. (Not my personal views)
<span>In the 1960s Martin Luther king jr. would use _________ as an influence during the civil rights era.
b. civil disobedience
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